Best Hotels in Timaru

Explore Timaru from hotels near iconic landmarks, popular shopping streets, and top dining spots.

The Fort Guesthouse Timaru
7.8 (6 reviews)

The Fort Guesthouse Timaru ★★★

📍 66 Stafford Street First floor, Timaru Port, Timaru

"So-so, a highly intelligent small hotel, the shared kitchen is quite nice!"

Coastal Ridge Apartments
8.7 (52 reviews)

Coastal Ridge Apartments ★★★★

📍 40 King Street, Kensington, Timaru

"Pretty good motel"

Anchor Motel
8.1 (62 reviews)

Anchor Motel ★★★

📍 42 Evans Street, Maori Hill, Timaru

"Nice room, it was exactly like the pictures and description. Price performance value was good, they turned the heater on before arrival and there was a heated blanked. Friendly and very helpful staff and you can park infornt of your room. Only negative thing was the little hole in the window in the bathroom. I wish you and your family the best."

Bay Viaduct Motor Lodge
8.9 (57 reviews)

Bay Viaduct Motor Lodge ★★★★

📍 6 Wai-Iti Road, Maori Hill, Timaru

"The surrounding hotels can't be booked during the Spring Festival. I have no choice but to set a far-flung motel. It is much better than expected. It is clean and clean. The room is large. The front desk sister and enthusiasm."

Aaron Court Motel
7.0 (97 reviews)

Aaron Court Motel ★★★

📍 27 Evans Street, Maori Hill, Timaru

"The front desk was very welcoming, energetic and polite. Big room with all facilities. My partner and I had a lovely evening."

Aspen on King
8.9 (70 reviews)

Aspen on King ★★★★

📍 51 King Street, Parkside, Timaru

"I was so happy to stay here. The owner was friendly. The kitchen and living room were spacious. There was even a bathtub, so I tried the spa, but I was too tired and fell asleep. There was an oven, so I could eat a Tomahawk steak. There were plenty of DVDs at the front desk, so it would be nice to watch a movie while having dinner."

Asure Ashley Motor Lodge
9.3 (52 reviews)

Asure Ashley Motor Lodge ★★★★

📍 95/99 King Street, Kensington, Timaru

"The hotel facilities are great, and the cleanliness is meticulously maintained. They even arranged the towels in the bathroom into a bow shape, which shows great attention to detail. Plus, the hotel is not far from the Little Penguin viewing beach, and it only takes a ten-minute drive at night to go watch the penguin parade."

Asure Avenue Motor Lodge
9.1 (75 reviews)

Asure Avenue Motor Lodge ★★★★

📍 31 Craigie Avenue, Parkside, Timaru

"The room was spacious, bright, clean and tidy. The small kitchen had basic cooking utensils. There was a convenient parking space right outside the door on the first floor. The room also had a balcony garden, making it feel like a warm and cozy home."

Parklands Motor Lodge Timaru
8.2 (80 reviews)

Parklands Motor Lodge Timaru ★★★★

📍 65-67 Evans Street, Waimataitai, Timaru

"The location of motel is nice n clean also very convenient, there is a park behind and a short walk to lighthouse, Caroline Bay a longer walk. Just a short drive to Oxford resturant and we enjoy a good dinner there. Breakfast the next morning is at station cafe beside the train station… there are also small shopping shops around although is a Sunday."

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The Fort Guesthouse Timaru ★★★
"Got to our booking and the bed wasn’t changed over + dirty wet towel on the bed. We called the helpline number (it’s a smart hotel) and a hotel assistant came to help us and thankfully had another room to put us in. I had initially requested a quiet room but we were kept up late from loud bass music in the building. The hotel was meant to be smoke free but you could definitely tell that guests had smoked in the hallway as it stunk. The best part of this experience was the complimentary breakfast, although I didn’t use this bonus as I wanted to leave asap!"
★★★★★
2026-07-14
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Coastal Ridge Apartments ★★★★
"Clean and tidy, quick check-in"
★★★★★
2024-08-02
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Solo traveler
Anchor Motel ★★★
"Very comfortable and great."
★★★★★
2025-03-09
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Couple
Bay Viaduct Motor Lodge ★★★★
"As a short resting place on the way, it is relatively simple. It is very close to Caroline Beach on foot. It is not very convenient to walk to the town center. It is not very far to see the blue penguins."
★★★★★
2023-10-04

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Family
Aaron Court Motel ★★★
"The hotel is located on the main road, which is convenient for self-driving and has a high cost performance."
★★★★★
2025-08-30
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Couple
Aspen on King ★★★★
"It's a very quiet place with a supermarket nearby. The staff are very friendly, and the rooms are very clean."
★★★★★
2025-11-08

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Family
Asure Ashley Motor Lodge ★★★★
"Good value for money! The room was bright, the bed was large, comfortable, and clean, and it had a big bathtub and shower facilities. The only minor drawback was that the kettle had plastic components inside."
★★★★★
2026-02-21
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Traveling with friends
Asure Avenue Motor Lodge ★★★★
"The room is very big and you can eat on the balcony, which is really nice."
★★★★★
2024-02-20
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Solo traveler
Parklands Motor Lodge Timaru ★★★★
"It was quite a reasonable price and to stay couple of days and room also quite a nice. Happy to stay here and location was good for the dinner around restaurants. Everything was close enough. I would recommend this. Thanks"
★★★★★
2026-03-09

Timaru Travel Information

Power Plug & Voltage

230V/Type I

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Exchange Rate

NZD

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Local Payment

Cards/Cash

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Connectivity

One NZ/Spark/2degrees

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Current Weather

Partly clear

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Number of reviews

1,158

Total properties

30

Weekday Avg. Price

₹ 12,623

Weekend Avg. Price

₹ 12,515

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